Show eife TTO u retoe reTo 9 bu by lydia ludia a L le baron walker A sewing kit which takes up but bill small space and which holds every necessary requirement for occasional sewing Is described here the cases tire are recommended for bazars sales and bridge prizes ns as wey well as gifts for friends who ore are traveling to say nothing ot of their desirability for tile the homemaker herself the case Is modeled after an expensive leather needle casc it Is tubular shaped with round ends which measure 1 inches in diameter A straight strip 5 inches wide and 5 inches long Is sewed along one 5 inch edge to each circular edge for half its distance be sure to havethe have the sewing on each circle be begin in at points exactly opposite so that the 5 inch edge will be perfectly straight between them the loose flap folds over the kit and snaps to it A strip of flannel for needles la Is sewed to the lining case scissors iu in under the flannel leaf sew a narrow strip of the lining material to the lining so that it will come under the leaf and under this slip the tiny scissors working directions the case Is lined and if f the outer material Is soft interlining should be used as the 5 by bj 5 ince portion should be stiff sew the flannel leaf to the lining 1 inch from one of the 5 inch ends and put a short length of lining from the end of the portion to a place beyond the seam scam line hue of ill the e leaf concealing its seam beam cover two circles of cardboard one with the outside material and one with the lining material overcoat tile theia in together along edges make two mo of these circular ends find and then sew tile the main portion to them as described bously sew half a snap to center of under side of the flap and the other r A the attractive sewing kit Is seen cloned claued on the table and open in the lire hands of the girl A diagram with exact dimensions Is given at t upper left ot of the flap where it begins to told fold over this completes the smart sewing kit it Is easy to see how quickly one can be made and also how handy bandy it would be the fittings are three full size spools one of white cotton one of black and one spool of black silk gill position the white thread between the two black ones put two tito packages of needles under the spools and a thimble in the space between the last chool and the end of the case there Is just room for the thimble which space of has been left intentionally for that article one accessory which the imported model lacks Is scissors we can remedy this by putting a pair of wee needle part of the snap to the center of the kit so that the two will fit together when the case Is closed edges of the case can be bound or seamed and stitched together as preferred entertaining problems when the woman oman who does docs her own work entertains and there Is no outside help to do the cleaning and clearing up after guests depart it Is something of a problem to avoid getting gettin overtired over tired and especially to avoid a sense of mental for the sake of creating tile the mental poise the first job Is to get tile the place la in a condition of order not necessary necessarily necess arl ly complete but such as one can work in without too much confusion 0 1111 1932 bell B syndicate W service |